Shepherds abiding : a Mitford Christmas story (original 2003; edition 2003)

by Jan Karon

Series: Mitford Years (8)

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Having pursued intellectual matters all of his life, Father Tim discovers the joys of working with his hands when he discovers a worn-out nativity scene and begins to restore it.

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Title:	Shepherds abiding : a Mitford Christmas story
Authors:	Jan Karon
Info:	New York: Viking, 2003. 288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Shepherds Abiding by Jan Karon (2003)

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WBCLIB | Jun 8, 2023 |

Christmas

GHA.Library | May 4, 2023 |

This one was a pleasant respite for the Christmas Season, with Barnabus still alive!

The best part was the surprise Nativity resolution. (

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m.belljackson | Apr 26, 2023 |

not a book club book (

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PatLibrary123 | Aug 9, 2022 |

Follows the series but not necessary to have read the others. It helps because the author does a nice job of filling us in about the lives of the others in town. This was nice with Father Tim working hard on his present for his wife by painting a nativity set which he had never done before with the help of his friends. More about Father Tim's childhood loving his Mom and scared of his Dad than any of the other books. All the residents are as usual excited about the upcoming holiday. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Jan Karon	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
McDonough, John	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Mitford Years (8)

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Shepherds Abiding / Esther's Gift / The Mitford Snowmen by Jan Karon

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Audie Award (Finalist – Short Stories/Collections – 2004)

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New York Times bestseller (Fiction – 2003)

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Shepherds Abiding

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2003

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Father Tim Kavanagh

Cynthia Coppersmith

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Mitford, North Carolina, USA

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Christmas (Luke 2:4-7)

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To the honor and glory of the Child, Emmanuel. God With Us

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The rain began punctually at five o'clock, though few were awake to hear it.

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Having pursued intellectual matters all of his life, Father Tim discovers the joys of working with his hands when he discovers a worn-out nativity scene and begins to restore it.

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Christmas - Fiction Mitford series Father Time and Cynthia discover again what millions of readers know, there's no place like Mitford for the holidays.

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